Hugh Duffy

Hugh Duffy
Outfielder / Manager
Born: (1866-11-26)November 26, 1866
Cranston, Rhode Island, U.S.
Died: October 19, 1954(1954-10-19) (aged 87)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
June 23, 1888, for the Chicago White Stockings
Last MLB appearance
April 13, 1906, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Batting average.326
Hits2,293
Home runs106
Runs batted in1,302
Stolen bases574
Managerial record535–671
Winning %.444
Stats at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Managerial record at Baseball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Teams
As player

As manager

Career highlights and awards
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction1945
Election methodOld-Timers Committee

Hugh Duffy (November 26, 1866 – October 19, 1954) was an American outfielder and manager in Major League Baseball. He was a player or player-manager for the Chicago White Stockings, Chicago Pirates, Boston Reds, Boston Beaneaters, Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies between 1888 and 1906. He had his best years with the Beaneaters, including the 1894 season, when he set the National League single-season record for batting average (.440), a record that has stood for over a century.

He also managed the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox and spent several seasons coaching in collegiate baseball and in the minor leagues. Later in life, he spent many years as a scout for the Red Sox. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1945. He worked for Boston until 1953. He died of heart problems the next year.